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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . .2–6
Owner’s Manual
Operating Instructions
JBS55
Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–17
Power Outage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Care and Cleaning
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Glass Cooktop .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. ANTI-TIP DEVICE To reduce the risk of tipping the range, the range must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket. See installation instructions shipped with the bracket for complete details before attempting to install. WARNING To check
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: ■ Use this appliance only for its intended ■ Before performing any service, disconnect purpose as described in this Owner’s the range power supply at the household Manual. distribution panel by removing the fuse or switching off
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ■ For your safety, never use your appliance ■ Do not store or use combustible materials, for warming or heating the room. gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other ■ Do not let cooking grease or other appliance. flammable materials accumulate in or near the range. ■ Keep the hood and grease filters clean to maintain good venting and to avoid ■ Do not touch th
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com RADIANT SURFACE UNITS ■ Use care when touching the cooktop. The ■ Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a after the controls have been turned off. hot surface unit, be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleaners can produce ■ Keep an eye on foods being fried a
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. ■ Do not heat unopened food containers. ■ Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. Pressure could build up and the container If overheated, they can catch on fire. could burst, causing an injury. ■ Do not use the oven for a storage area. ■ Keep the oven vent unobstructed. Items stored in an
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the surface units. ge.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until the surface is cooled to approximately 150°F. Indicator light wil
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Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Wok Cooking Do not use round bottom woks. We recommend that you use only a flat-bottomed wok. They are available at your local retail store. You could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over. Do not use woks that have support rings. Use only flat-bottomed woks. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good perform
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Selecting types of cookware. ge.com Stainless Steel: Porcelain Enamel-Covered Cast Iron: recommended recommended As long as the cookware is covered completely with porcelain enamel, this Aluminum: cookware is recommended. Caution is Check pans for flat bottoms by recommended for cast iron cookware heavy weight recommended using a straight edge. that is
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Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE/TEMP RECALL Pad KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF or TIMER ON/OFF Pad Touch this pad to select the bake function. Touch this pad to select the timer feature. BAKE Light Then press + and – pads to adjust time. Flashes while in edit mode—you can change TIMER Light the oven temperature at this point. Glows when the oven is in bake mode. Flashes while in edi
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings CLEAR/OFF Pad Touch this pad to cancel ALL oven operations except the clock and timer. BROIL HI/LO Pad Touch this pad to select the broil function. BROIL Light Flashes while in edit mode—you can switch from HI to LO BROIL at this point. Glows when the oven is in broil mode. Power Outage If a flashi
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Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the shelf in the lowest placed correctly on the shelf supports (A position (A), you will need to use caution when pulling through F), they will stop before coming the shelf out. We recommend that you pull the shelf out several inches and then, using two pot holders, pull completely out, and will not
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on a broiler Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for grid in a broiler pan designed HI Broil. for broiling (not supplied with To change to LO Broil, touch the the range). BROIL HI/LO pad again. Follow suggested shelf positions in Touch the START/ON pad. the Broiling Guide. When broiling is finishe
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Using the clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time setting. If this happens, touch the CLOCK of day for the automatic oven timing pad twice and reenter the time of day. functions to work properly. The time of Touch the START/ON pad until the day cannot be changed during a delayed time of day shows in the display. This cooking cycle. enters the time and starts the clock. Touch the CLOCK pad twice. To check the time of day whe
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Special features of your oven control. ge.com Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated. When th
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Using the Sabbath Feature. (on some models) (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for broiling. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed. See the Oven Light Replacement section. On models with a light switch on the control panel, the oven light may be turned on and left on. How to Set for Regular B
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! ge.com You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, t
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Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is reengaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury. How to Remove Protective Shipping Film and Packaging Tape Carefully grasp a corner of the protective To assure no damage is done to the shipping
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Porcelain Oven Interior With proper care, the porcelain enamel If necessary, you may use an oven cleaner. finish on the inside of the oven—top, Follow the package directions. bottom, sides, back and inside of the ■ Do not spray oven cleaner on the electrical door—will stay new-looking for years. controls and switches because it could cause a Let the oven cool before cleaning. We short circu
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Care and cleaning of the range. Cleaning the Oven Door To clean the inside of the door: To clean the outside of the door: ■ Soap and water will normally do the ■ Use soap and water to thoroughly job. Heavy spattering or spillovers may clean the top, sides and front of the require cleaning with a mild abrasive oven door. Rinse well. You may also cleaner. Soap-filled scouring pads may use a glass cleaner to clean the glass on also be used. the outside of the door. Do not let The gasket is designed
